Day 1: Arrival and getting acquainted
In the afternoon we meet in Santa Maria Navarrese at our accommodation and receive a few details about the upcoming Selvaggio Blu trek in the north-to-south variant. You will already have received plenty of information in the packing list on how to pack your bags and rucksacks for the 6 days on the trail ahead. Together we do a quick check to make sure everything is ready, then stroll into the village for a relaxed evening meal. This is also where we first make the acquaintance of local Sardinian delicacies.

Day 2: Start on the coast
In the morning Franco brings us a delicious breakfast, giving us the chance to fuel up for the first day of the tour. Afterwards we drive with our things to the harbour, hand over the luggage that will be delivered to us each day, and are then taken by jeep a fair way north to our starting point. Our trek begins with a light daypack. Spectacular passages await us within the first few kilometres, even though the first stage initially leads us from the Baunei mountains through impressive gorges down to the sea. On the beach we can wind down the first day of the tour and soak up a proper dose of Sardinia and Selvaggio Blu. A fish dinner in the evening rounds off this start.

Day 3: Sheer drops and bivouac
On the second stage we continue above the coast with deep views down to the azure-blue sea. By now at the latest, we understand where the Selvaggio Blu gets its name from. Those who feel at ease on exposed via ferrata sections and spectacular abseils can enjoy the views all the more. Everyone else will be living their own personal adventure. Always well protected, it still takes a bit of courage now and then to tackle these impressive passages and perhaps push personal limits as well – especially for those who are not entirely free from vertigo. As a reward, in the evening a top-class bivouac site awaits us in a dream bay within a magical forest. Around a campfire we let the impressions sink in and round off the day with exciting anecdotes.

Day 4: Sette calate and cave
If the first 2 stages were already hard to beat in terms of variety and impressive passages, the third day on the trail continues in the same vein. After taking our luggage back to the beach, we climb up once more to tackle the next stretch of coast. The highlight of today is the sette calate, which bring us abseiling all the way back down to the sea. This is followed by a spectacular traverse directly above the crashing waves along the rock walls of the steep coast until we reach one of Sardinia’s most beautiful and important caves. Of course, we won’t miss the chance to visit this cave, and afterwards we see how to reach our next bivouac site in a beautiful gorge. Direct access to the sea and a small beach for our daily cool-down are, naturally, also part of the package here.

Day 5: Intricate coastal passage
Anyone who thinks they have now seen everything on the Selvaggio Blu will once again be amazed on the fourth stage! Today features a highlight that many will later remember as perhaps the most impressive passage of all. An ingenious way was found to overcome this particularly tricky stretch of coast in spectacular fashion and make further progress possible at all. At the end of this day, another bivouac on a beach awaits us, one that regularly appears among the top-ranked most beautiful beaches in the world. As befits the Selvaggio Blu, we arrive directly by abseil only a few metres from the water. This steep abseil passage will definitely look the part in the memory photos. The fact that we are even allowed to spend the night in this wonderful spot is thanks to special permits from the municipal authorities in Baunei. Overnight stays here are not permitted for anyone else.

Day 6: Coast and shepherds’ shelter
In the morning we leave our final bivouac site right on Sardinia’s coast, but that does not mean the Selvaggio Blu is over. Another via ferrata leads us spectacularly along the coast and across rock ledges directly above the water to the next dream beach. After a short break on the beach, a longer ascent up into the mountains awaits us, leading to a lovingly arranged shepherds’ shelter. This shelter is now also run as a restaurant. A Sardinian feast awaits us. There is no à la carte dining here; instead, the local produce of the farm is served – you get what there is, and it is damn delicious. Luckily, we do not have to walk another metre afterwards and are allowed to spend the night directly at the Ovile di Silvio.

Day 7: Finale to Pedra Longa
Hard to believe, but the final day on the trail of our extreme variant of the Selvaggio Blu is now on the programme. Over the course of the day we will reach Pedra Longa. It is the starting point of the classic Selvaggio Blu and at the same time marks the end point of our fantastic week on the trail. The many memories can now settle in quietly over the next few days and continue to resonate. Many of the passages will bring back a thrill when the photos are looked at for the first time. In the evening there is one final shared dinner in Santa Maria Navarrese and a lovely close to this trekking week.

Day 8: Breakfast and departure
Today everyone can follow their own rhythm. Franco once again brings us breakfast, which each person can enjoy individually depending on their own travel plans for the journey home. Afterwards we pack our things and begin our journey home. Anyone who can has added a few extra days in Sardinia and can enjoy a little more holiday on this wonderful Mediterranean island.

Info: On this tour we are heavily dependent on the weather and, above all, on the sea because of the supply runs. Even so, there are countless possible variations on the Selvaggio Blu, so we can adapt the tour if needed and always make the very best of the weather and conditions.